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L. TREMMEL. GELLAR WINDOW.

No. 582.029. Patented May 4,1897.

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No. 582,029. PatentedMay 4, 1897.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,029, dated May 4,1897. Application filed July 24, 1896. VSerialNoI 600,439. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern'.-

Be it known that I, LEONARD TREMMEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Walton, in the county of Delaware and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Oellar-Vindow, of which the following isa specification. v

This invention relates to cellar-windows; and it has for its object toeffect certain improvements in windows of this character designed to bebuilt within the wall of a build ing at the point where small cellar orbasement windows are usually arranged.

To this end the invention contemplates a construction of cellar windowespecially adapted to withstand the weightvplaced thereon withoutbreaking or decaying, and also providing means for closing out cold airin winter and permitting the free circulation of air in summer and warmweather without the admission of iies or other foreign matter.

Vith these and other objects in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a cellar-windowconstructed in accordance with this invention, showing the `innerswinging glazed .sash open. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the window,viewed from the side having the detachable screen-sash. Fig. 3 is anenlarged transverse sectional view of the window with both sashes inposition and closed. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the glazed sashremoved from the window-frame. Fig. G is a similar View of thescreen-sash detached from the windowframe.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral l designates an openrectangular metallic window-frame adapted to be built within the wall ofa building at a proper point and preferably formed of a single metalcast ing capable of withstanding any weight placed thereon, and whichwill always preserve its shape, so as to allow the sashes of the windowto be easily opened and closed, as will be readily understood.

In the present invention the open rectangular metallic window-frame l isprovided intermediate of its side edges with an inner continuousperipheral flange 2, which extends continuously around the interiorperiphery of the frame, and at opposite sides of said flange the innersurfaces of' the window-frame are beveled outwardly to insure a properlit of the sashes within the frame and also to prevent water' fromstanding therein or working through into the cellar. The innercontinuous peripheral flange 2, intermediate of the opposite edges ofthe window-frame, forms an abutting iiange or shoulder for the sashes,to be presently referred to, and the opposite vertical end portions ofVsaid inner peripheral liange are connected by a series of horizontalgrating bars or rods 3, which are cast firmly into the metal of theframe to form an intermediate grating, which not only strengthens theframe,butalso prevents access of burglars or intruders into the cellaror basement through the window, and it will further be noted that thehorizontal grating bars or rods 3 are sufficiently spaced apart to admitof coal and similar supplies beingpassed into the cellar through thewindow.

The rectangular metallic window-frame l has integrally cast therewith apair of bearinglugs 4, projected from opposite upper corners thereof andat one side, said lugs 4 being provided in their'up per edges with theopen bearing-notches 5, adapted to detachably and loosely receive thehinge-pintles 6, formed integrally with the angle corner-plates '7, fastened to opposite upper corners of the detachable swinging glazed sash8, which is designed to work at the inner side of the window-framewithin the cellar or basement. The inner glazed sash 8 essentiallycomprises a rectangular wooden or metal frame 9, provided with an alinedseries of lightppenings l0, in which are fastened in the usual 1nannerthe windowlights or panes 1l, which furnish light to the interior of thecellar when the sash is closed, and the frame 9 of the sash is providedwith inwardly-beveled side and end edges 12, which are designed tosnugly register with the interior beveled surfaces of the windowframe atone side of the inner peripheral flange 2, as clearly illustratedinvFigs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. When closed, the

sash 8 is adapted to registerush within the inner portion of thewindow-frame at one side of the inner flange 2 thereof, so as to beentirely out of the way and leave no projecting edges, and said sash 8has loosely mounted centrally within the lower swinging side thereof aturning lock-bolt 13, having fitted on its outer end a finger-button 14and carrying at its inner end an angled latch-arm 15, adapted to workover and at one side of the inner peripheral flange 2 and provided witha beveled face 16, adapted to ride on a wedge projection 1.7, castintegrally with the lower horizontal portion of the ange 2, at one sidethereof. In summer the sash 8 may be swung open on its pintles and heldin such position in any suitable manner or may be entirely removed bylifting the pintles 6 out of the notches 5, but when the sash is closedit is simply necessary to turn the bolt 13 to wedge the latch-arm 15 inlookingA engagement with the wedge proj ection 17, thereby preventingthe sash 8 from accidentally swinging open.

At the side of the inner peripheral flange opposite the glazed sash 13the window-frame is adapted to removably receive therein the removableor detachable screen-sash 18. The screen-sash 18 essentially comprises arectangular frame 19, adapted to register inside of the window-frame 1,a screen 20, covering the frame 19 and attached at its edges thereto,and a metallic binding-strip 21, covering the edges of the screen andpreferably of an ornamental character, as illustrated in the drawings,to give the screen-sash an ornamental appearance as it fits within theouter exposed side of the window-frame. The removable screen-sash 1S isnarrower in width than the height of the window-frame 1 and is detachlably secured in place within the windowi frame against one side of theinner peripheral iiange 2 thereof by means of the upper and lower pairsof retaining-lugs 22 and 23, i

respectively, cast on the inner faces of the upper and lower sides ofthe frame. The upper and lower retaining-lugs 22 and 23 are t spacedfrom the inner peripheral flange 2 a distance about equaling thethickness of the screen-sash frame 19, so that when such frame is placedin position between the lugs and the flange 2 it will remain firmly inplace without loosening.

The upper pair of retaining-lugs 22 are wider than the lower pair oflugs 23, and said 22, between the same and the fiange 2, and by raisingthe sash and moving the same inward over the upper beveled sides 24 ofthe lugs 23 the lower edge of the sash will be ear- .ried behind thelugs 23, and by then pulling the sash downward to rest on the bottom ofthe window-frame 1 the same will engage behind the lower lugs 23 andthereby be firmly retained in place. To remove the screen-sash when itis desired to gain access to the cellar or when the screen-sash is notneeded, the finger-knob 25 is grasped and bya slight upward pull thesash will be moved to a position so that its lower edge will clear thelower lugs 23, and in this position the screen-sash may be readily drawnout from the windowframe.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cellar-window, an open rectangular frame providedwith an innercontinuous peripheral fiange, and at one side of said iiange withintegral upper and lower pairs of retaining-lugs vertically alined andrespectively cast on the inner faces of the upper and lower sides of theframe, the lower pair of lugs being shorter than the upper pair of lugsand provided with upperbeveled sides 24, a glazed sash mounted at oneside of the peripheral flange, and a rectangular screen-sash, narrowerthan the distance between the upper and lower sides of the window-frame,and adapted to be fitted within the latter in the space between theretaining-lugs and the inner peripheral flange, substantially as setforth.

2. In a cellar-window, an open rectangular metallic window-frameprovided with an inner continuous peripheral flange having at one sideof its lower horizontal portion a wedge projection, a swinging glazedsash detachably hinged at its upper edge to one side of thewindow-frame, and a turning lock-bolt fitted in the lower swinging sideof the sash and carrying at its inner end an angled latcharm adapted towork over the inner peripheral fiange and against the wedge projectionthereof, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD TREMMEL.

Witnesses:

JNO. S. ELLs, RALPH G. BARCLAY.

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